The Golden Bachelorette’s Joan Vassos’ Revelation About Almost Quitting The Show Proves The Franchise Is Taking A Step In The Right Direction When It Comes To Mental Health (But Is It Too Little Too Late?)

The Golden Bachelorette star Joan Vassos revealed that she almost quit her season, but the show's psychiatrist helped her to realize that she should stay, and this is a good sign that the franchise is taking a step in the right direction after years of ignoring the importance of mental health. Joan, a 61-year-old private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland, was married to her husband, John, for 32 years before he passed away due to pancreatic cancer in 2021. Joan is the mother of four children and the grandmother of three grandchildren.